Back to school means back to scholarship season for us at the CSF!  As your school year begins, we hope that you’ll consider nominating a student for the 2026 Carson Scholarship!

This is a big year for us – we’re celebrating our 30^th anniversary of awarding scholarships and have big goals that we hope to achieve to mark this milestone year!

With your help, we seek to identify the 2026 cohort of Carson Scholars – students who shine academically and selflessly serve others.

Here’s what you need to know –

Important Dates:

• • October 15, 2025 – nomination forms sent to all educators in our database
  • December 17, 2025 – nominations due by 11:59 pm EST
  • January 11, 2026 – student applications, along with teacher recommendation letters, due by 11:59 pm EST

Schools may submit one nomination for each grade band represented at their institution (unless otherwise instructed by CSF staff). The grade bands are: elementary (grades 4–5), middle (grades 6–8), and high school (grades 9–11). After your nomination is submitted, please allow up to two business days for review.  If the nomination is approved, the student will receive access to the application.

If you don’t receive our emails, please check your spam folder and/or reach out to us to ensure that we have the correct contact information.  You can email us anytime at scholarship@carsonscholars.org or call us at 410-828-1005.

Thank you for supporting your students and supporting our mission.